The Emergence Machine

Surplus

property · Agriculture · Level 8 · E3

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

A surplus is an excess of food or resources produced through the process of farming, driven by energy and occurring over time, resulting in a predictable and repeatable pattern of transformation.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “surplus” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
superplus
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0SurplusFarmingFoodAnimal… intermediate l…ProcessFormLandLifeActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesSavingsL16SurplusL8ActionL1MatterL1ProcessL2FarmingL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of surplus
  • Matter L1 (requires)
    Understanding matter is essential for grasping surplus, as it is a fundamental concept that underlies the concepts of farming, land, and food.
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    surplus requires understanding process as a foundational concept
  • Farming L7 (requires)
    An agricultural concept relating to surplus, involving farming, cultivation, or food production.

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